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Table 2 Laboratory findings of selected human samples underwent IFA confirmation

From: An outbreak investigation of scrub typhus in Nepal: confirmation of local transmission

Sample collection sites

Total samples

Positive by RDT (%)

Positive by IgM ELISA (%)

Positive by IFA (%)

NPHL

50

NT

30 (60.0)

26 (52.0)

Bharatpur hospital

11

3 (27.3)

NT

3 (27.3)

  1. A fraction of samples (n = 61) from suspected scrub typhus cases were randomly selected and sent to reference laboratory (Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand) for IFA confirmation. RDT, rapid diagnostic test; ELISA Enzyme linked immune-sorbent assay; IFA, Indirect fluorescence antibody assay; NPHL National Public Health Laboratory; NT Not tested